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may 5, 1789 - Louis XVI summons the Estates General

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The financial system was horrible causing Louis XVI to summon the Estate General. This consisted of three estates: clergy, nobility, and commoners.

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French Revolution

ByJessica Iller

18 Oct 2018

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may 5, 1789

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